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Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, Down Hatherley, Gloucester, GL2 9QB

Listed building
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fir Tree Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Fir Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Down Hatherley, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL2 9QB). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 115 m² it's 20.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 sits 167.4% above the 2024 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 45.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £175,000 in May 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Fir Tree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildListed buildingNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, is a listed building, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, Down Hatherley, Gloucester, GL2 9QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Fir Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Fir Tree Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£468,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£175,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 May 2024Most recent

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL2 9QB: £675,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Down Hatherley Lane homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Fir Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,522

Street avg £2,775

Strongly below

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 176 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Fir Tree Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£437k

1 Athelai Close, Down Hatherley

GL2 9AP

3 bed
£397k

1 Chamwells Avenue, Longlevens

GL2 9JB

3 bed1 bath
£377k

1 Catherine Place, Longford

GL2 9FD

3 bed1 bath
£337k

1 Austin Drive, Longford

GL2 9BL

3 bed2 bath
£275k

1 Ashmead

GL2 9RU

3 bed
£423k

1 Bradley Close, Longlevens

GL2 9LA

4 bed
£395k

1 Alders Green

GL2 9HJ

4 bed2 bath
£325k

1 Abbotts Cottages, Sandhurst Lane, Sandhurst

GL2 9NW

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Gloucester district page.
Full Gloucester report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.3 km

Golf Club — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL2 9QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GL2 9QB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GL2 9QB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fir Tree Cottage, Down Hatherley Lane, Down Hatherley, Gloucester, GL2 9QB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.